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The Ultimate Guide to Different Roofing Materials and Options for Your Home
There are a wide range of roofing options to choose from and the type of roof material you select will most likely fit best with the...
Jon Stanford
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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A look at cabin types around the world
A look at different log cabin types in Scandinavia, North America, Europe and Japan.
Dan Waring
Jan 26, 20225 min read
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Some of our favourite builds to date (Part 1)
In this article, we look at some of our most memorable builds to date, with more to come in future articles.
Dan Waring
Nov 4, 20215 min read
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How we price a bespoke log cabin
How do you price a truly bespoke product? Here's an overview of some of the considerations we take into account when pricing a new cabin.
Dan Waring
Oct 15, 20215 min read
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How to maintain a log cabin
A well-built log cabin will literally last several lifetimes, surviving even the worst weather the British climate can throw at it.
Dan Waring
Sep 9, 20216 min read
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Log Building Lingo
Learn the lingo of the log building trade!
Dan Waring
Aug 26, 20217 min read
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What exactly is 'forest bathing'?
Taking a walk in woodland is not a new thing - people have been doing it for leisure for centuries. But it wasn’t until the 1980s when...
Dan Waring
Aug 12, 20216 min read
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Everything you need to know about green roofs
Perhaps the main appeal of log cabin living is the sense of being closer to nature, at one with the surrounding environment in a building...
Dan Waring
Jul 29, 20215 min read
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The benefits of using a planning consultant
The process of getting planning permission comes with an indelible reputation for bureaucracy, endless hoop jumping and fickle planning...
Dan Waring
Jul 16, 20217 min read
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How we design log cabins: step-by-step
Clients come to us in all stages of preparedness. Some have had architectural drawings already completed. Some have mood boards full of...
Dan Waring
Jul 1, 20217 min read
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Deconstructing our construction methods
Building homes with logs has been a construction method for millenia, so it is unsurprising that over the centuries several different...
Dan Waring
Jun 17, 20217 min read
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A guide to finding land
Finding the ideal plot of land for your dream project can be almost as hard as deciding what to build on it and in many circumstances may...
Dan Waring
Jun 3, 20215 min read
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Log cabins as holiday lets
The UK domestic holiday market has always been big business with people keen to explore the many national parks, diverse landscapes,...
Dan Waring
May 20, 20215 min read
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The true meaning of life...
Find out where our timber comes from and how a log cabin compares to steel and concrete when it comes to the environment.
Dan Waring
May 6, 20214 min read
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Self-build mortgages - where to start
Intro Every year, thousands of people in the UK successfully self-build and with log homes coming under this heading and new government...
Dan Waring
Apr 21, 20216 min read
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A guide to UK log building planning permission
Some, but not all, log buildings require planning permission under current UK building regulations based largely on the size and intended...
Dan Waring
Apr 14, 20215 min read
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Rental Yields
Log Cabin Wealth Creation The popularity in recent years of luxury log home holiday accommodation has increased dramatically on a global...
Dan Waring
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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Do the right thing
Being environmentally conscious no longer makes you a tree hugger; like wearing a mask in the supermarket, it is the socially responsible...
Dan Waring
Feb 16, 20212 min read
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Where did it all begin?
Log building as a construction method and artform has been around for centuries. It’s origins were in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. As...
Dan Waring
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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British Log Cabins in 2021
We have been busy building awe-inspiring log cabins over the past 12 years, during which time our trusty, classic logo and colour scheme...
Dan Waring
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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